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  1. Laptops and Nursing classes

    keithjones replied to Adams_Mama_07's topic in General Students

    I use a 14 inch asus, small enough it doesnt take up a whole desk but has regular sized keys, not cramped like a netbook, has DVD built in so no external drives, but still has 7 and a half hour...

  2. My first day of clinicals

    keithjones replied to jwannab's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    we only have four 4-hour days in clinicals! my first day is next

  3. Trouble hearing BP sounds, help

    keithjones replied to seasoned hopeful's topic in General Students

    find a training scope with two sets of earpieces and listen in with someone who knows what they are doing... or buy a better

  4. Calling all Paducah, KY Nurses!

    keithjones replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    Fortunately A&P, Algebra, and psych all start off slow, because the nurse assisting skills class is pretty quick... only 3 classes left then 4 clinicals and the final! then i will have 2 extra...

  5. Should I just call it QUITS?

    keithjones replied to Reallyconfused0160's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i would just point out that you have a prescription for your meds and therefore have broken no laws. I would deal with the dependency issue while on the waitlist and move forward. there is nothing...

  6. Calling all Paducah, KY Nurses!

    keithjones replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    what kind of tests can I expect in A&P 1? true/false, fill in the blank, matching, etc. ? i took the first chapter practice quiz online 2 months after reading it without studying at all and...

  7. My A&P Elephant

    keithjones posted a topic in General Students

    As I begin looking over my A&P book seeing all I will have to learn this semester, not counting my CNA class, algebra, and Psych, I remember the old saying, "How do you eat an elephant? One bite...

  8. My A&P Elephant

    keithjones replied to keithjones's topic in General Students

    thanks for all the help and encouragement! My math class uses the my math lab online stuff I am half way through the review section (only took 6 hours) and feeling like I have a week math...

  9. Body cold on one side but hot on the other.....

    keithjones replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    A: use a blanket or B: turn over but i guess when you sleep in a high oxygen environment blankets become

  10. How easy is it to lose your nursing license?

    keithjones replied to Ted D's topic in Nursing Career

    Do I understand correctly that it is akin to losing your driver's license? Every time you get behind the wheel you put it on the line. Mixing up meds or texting behind the wheel, both can lead to...

  11. Taking A&P I Fall 2009?

    keithjones replied to Hoping2BeStudent2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    been 10 years since i got my bachelors degree in youth ministry and I am starting from scratch. A&P1, general psychology, college algebra, and Nursing assistant skills (6 week CNA course). The...

  12. Have you ever had a Episiotomy or have knowledge about it?? Quick questions!

    keithjones replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some doctors go for an extra stitch or two to restore "youthfull" function down there (without advising the patient or getting consent). the problem is there are many spouses that arent "youthfull"...

  13. Choosing student loans?

    keithjones replied to kythe's topic in General Students

    In KY kheaa website has all the lenders listed as well as the interest rates, this will vary from state to state. Be warned some lenders charge 1% added interest rate as a

  14. Should Staff At Nursing Homes Be Banned From Having Cell Phones With Cameras?

    keithjones replied to chase4myheart's topic in General Nursing

    this whole issue is akin to the gun issue(concealed carry). those who will misuse them have no regard for the law and will do it anyway and you violate the rights of the innocent by banning them!...

  15. Digital Textbooks?

    keithjones posted a topic in General Students

    I just got my laptop and have been experimenting with Microsoft Onenote (coolest program ever! It's like a digital trapper keeper!). Has anyone found textbooks available in e-book or other digital...

  16. Would you rather work for a state-run facility, or a private one?

    keithjones replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    Do state run facilities even exist? I know the federal government runs Veterans facilities, but not sure on state run facilities. I dont know much about the way things actually run, but purely in...

  17. Will there be jobs when we graduate?

    keithjones replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    part of it depends on where you live and what you want to do. both hospitals here sre still hiring and the ICUs lose several a year to CRNA school. so jobs are still available and 3 years from now...

  18. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    keithjones replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    ok let me redirect since many don't believe a salary cap could ever happen, lets use a cost cutting measure already implemented by hospitals in a crunch... no OT and if your charting is not complete...

  19. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    keithjones replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    One example of the Wrong way its about to get done... Mandatory counseling for seniors every 5 years on end of life issues This would create a bureaucracy of over 300,000 employees and cost billions...

  20. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    keithjones replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    There is proper reform that gets rid of things that are broken and fills in the gaps and then there is the current 1400 pages of pure crap that no one has even read that is being forced through...

  21. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    keithjones replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    registered nurse salaries staff rns working in the...

  22. Education vs Experience

    keithjones replied to Airforce1's topic in General Nursing

    based on the way your brain works I will disagree here. if you have experience first and come across things where you don't know what to do then when you come across that information in a learning...

  23. I have wanted to be a nurse for years

    keithjones replied to dreamin2bnurse's topic in General Nursing

    nurses who come to allnurses prior to and during nursing school have a much higher chance of making it through than those with no support group/ knowledge base to lean on, so you have started off on...

  24. Calling all Paducah, KY Nurses!

    keithjones replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    /woot!

  25. Calling all Paducah, KY Nurses!

    keithjones replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    When I get to ICU I will be the one with rapt attention. I eventually want to be a CRNA so I will be living in ICU for 2-4 years while I finish my BSN and CRNA prereqs! I just hope Lourdes or Western...